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상하

top and bottom

NounSino-Korean: 上下

  1. 1

    top and bottom

    The upper and lower sides.

    Korean definition: 위와 아래.

    • The little boy swung his arms up and down and walked along briskly.

    • Grandma got dentures for both her upper and lower jaws, anchored on her remaining healthy teeth.

  2. 2

    superiors and inferiors

    Seniors and juniors.

    Korean definition: 윗사람과 아랫사람.

    • The department head, quiet and down-to-earth, got along well with both superiors and subordinates.

    • My uncle forgot all sense of rank and talked back directly to my father.

  3. 3

    the upper and lower classes; high and low

    The noble and the mean.

    Korean definition: 신분의 귀하고 천함.

    • Regardless of high or low status, the sorrow of losing the nation befell everyone.

    • Hyangga songs have great value in that they could be shared by both the upper and lower classes.

  4. 4

    high quality and low quality

    Good quality and poor quality.

    Korean definition: 질의 좋고 나쁨.

    • Fish farms were graded high or low depending on the currents and terrain.

    • At the market, fruit prices varied widely depending on whether the quality was high or low.